Cannabis Podcast Episodes

Cannabis Industry Updates 2018

US Attorney General Jeff Sessions took it upon himself to rescind the Cole Memo last week – not only to the surprise of the booming state legal cannabis industry, but also to the surprise of the Senators and Congresspeople from states with legal cannabis sales programs.

Cannabis Banking & FinCEN Guidance

In today’s episode, we’re discussing the practical applications of the FinCEN guidance, Marijuana SARs reporting, and what your business might expect when attempting to open accounts, as well as how to prepare your business to be more attractive to financial instituations.

Cannabis Banking & The Cole Memo

We’re going to walk through the Cole Memo in this episode, discuss the history of how we got to where we are now, and in the next episode, we’ll focus on the FinCEN guidelines and what we think they mean for the industry.

Proposed Canadian Adult Use Legislation

What’s really going on in the Canadian adult use legislation cycle? Hazel wrote an article for the CannabisWallet.net blog about the situation a week or so ago, and today we want to talk about the proposed new laws, and how to prep for the changes.

iBeacons @ Vancouvers 420 Event - What Really Worked

Hazel checks in with customers who are set up as vendors at Vancouver’s 420 event in downtown. She’s got the scoop on what worked, what worked better, and the overall landscape at the event and how iBeacons performed.

Cannabis Marketing Laws by US State

While cannabis may be illegal at the federal level in the US, more than half the states have some form of legal cannabis consumption, sales, production or usage. We’re detailing laws on a per state basis in this episode of the cannabis podcast.

How Did Cannabis Legalization Fare on the Ballots?

Nine US states had cannabis legalization measures – voter initiatives on the ballot – for the general election in November 2016. How did these measures fare – which ones passed, which ones did not, and by what kind of margin in each race?

3 Reasons to Use Mobile Ads in Your Cannabis Business

Right now there are 29 states with legal cannabis sales on the books – and many of these states have advertising restrictions or other regulations in place that mean dispensary owners and delivery service providers need to get creative with their advertising to best engage and interact with clients.

The ROI of Attending Cannabis Networking Events

Spending time, energy and money to attend cannabis related networking events can be hard on the budget, the brain and the body. Why should you think about attending these meetings and conferences and how can you tell which ones are worth making the trip?

Mobile Wallet Passes for Cannabis Distributors

Cannabis distributors and manufacturers can use mobile wallet passes to increase sales at the dispensary and delivery service level, as well as educating consumers on current and new product launches. Mobile wallet marketing passes to generate more excitement about their products with better engagement rates.

Cannabis Dispensary & Delivery Service Marketing

Hazel and Kim discuss the variety of ways that a cannabis dispensary or delivery service can make use of mobile wallet marketing passes to better serve their customer base, engage with prospects and current customers more effectively, and create a better overall marketing strategy by tying together the loose ends with mobile wallet passes.